As 2014 ticks by the devices roll on, especially in the Scope community with Peter4724 contributing basically a studio wish list of fully operational free devices, constructed for his own studio and adapted as freeware releases for the entire Scope community to enjoy.  And there is a lot of imagination shown not just in the sound quality, but the graphical interfaces that demonstrate a comprehensive background in audio engineering and creative presentation.  Hats off to Peter as we all benefit from his after hours 'hobby'.

We also revisit an absolute classic in the DAS COMP AI, modeled as an exact sonic replica of a real hardware device and explain the advantages of the way optical behavior of a lamp can give a natural compression in a non-linear fashion not reproducible by other means such as solid state or tube designs, and the musical texture that this phenomenon can impart at the release stage.  If you liked the original, you'll love this digital replica at a fraction of the cost.

It's great to see the knowledge of real studio experience manifesting in a digital format for the benefit of Scope users, as no other platform yields this payload in such a cost effective manner (read 'no second mortgage required here like the old Fairlight days').

When you take that sound and can drive it from a luxurious weighted keyboard controller, you know you're in studio heaven.  Bud's Weiser perspective gives us a journey into weighted territory like no other can.  Thanks Bud.

We also trip down memory lane, looking at ye olde Luna box (the only piece of Scope gear I ever sold and fully regret doing so ever since), the S|C 5.1 Surround Reverb, and a way of using native tape plug-ins via a unique double loopback technique.  Dawman can always be relied upon to trip the light fantastic on his favorite subject (Solaris) and Will has come up with the definitive resource for SDK developers.  Woops, out of space here (ed).

 
 

 

 

This Creamware original half rack 8 x 8 I/O box is still a space saving winner on the second hand market.   Another Scope reverb put through it's paces - but this time with a difference, tested in a simulated 5.1 surround environment.   More hints on how to get some tape saturation and coloring into our digital Scope masters using a new technique.   Another high end device from DAS is the Comp AI, delivering a one to one replication of the AI Electronik HVC hardware version.
 

 

  

When you buy a keyboard like Solaris, its the start of a journey.  Jimmy tells us what it's like three years into his Solaris sojourn.   Peter4724 first posted to PlanetZ in 2001 with some Orion tracks, now he brings over thirty top notch devices to Scope.   Will Ellis brings us the first comprehensive Scope SDK WIKI covering the upcoming Scope 6 SDK and also versions 4 and 5.   We check out some great Scope controller keyboard options with resident keyboardist Bud Weiser giving us the low down.
 
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